darkroom
noun
dark·room ˈdärk-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
: a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web After taking the time to learn the process of using the darkroom, Zoe and her friend, Beni Marquez, came up with the idea of using her home’s bathroom to create one. 
Madysen Ollian-williams, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 The darkroom was a secret until Manal Al Dowayan found it. Grace Banks, Forbes, 27 May 2022 School does offer access to a darkroom for developing film. Ellen Dong, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Traditional African art represents a social project, while American contemporary art embodies a more solitary pursuit, with the artist at work alone in the studio and darkroom. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 The preternatural level of detail on view, and its glorious range of grays and blacks, require negatives the size of a man’s hand, a tripod as big as a sapling, lens filters and an advanced darkroom technique. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Bored students at most schools don’t have access to the resources at Buxton, where a small music studio, photo lab with darkroom, and ceramics workshop are open at night and on weekends. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Even then, Paramount was processing thousands of rolls a night, but my father went into a darkroom by himself and attempted to recover the negative. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022 Working in his darkroom with as many as seven enlargers, each holding a different negative, Mr. Uelsmann moved a sheet of photographic paper from enlarger to enlarger. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 See More
Madysen Ollian-williams, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 The darkroom was a secret until Manal Al Dowayan found it. Grace Banks, Forbes, 27 May 2022 School does offer access to a darkroom for developing film. Ellen Dong, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Traditional African art represents a social project, while American contemporary art embodies a more solitary pursuit, with the artist at work alone in the studio and darkroom. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 The preternatural level of detail on view, and its glorious range of grays and blacks, require negatives the size of a man’s hand, a tripod as big as a sapling, lens filters and an advanced darkroom technique. New York Times, 28 July 2022 Bored students at most schools don’t have access to the resources at Buxton, where a small music studio, photo lab with darkroom, and ceramics workshop are open at night and on weekends. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Even then, Paramount was processing thousands of rolls a night, but my father went into a darkroom by himself and attempted to recover the negative. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022 Working in his darkroom with as many as seven enlargers, each holding a different negative, Mr. Uelsmann moved a sheet of photographic paper from enlarger to enlarger. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
darkroom
noun
dark·room ˈdärk-ˌrüm
-ˌru̇m
: a usually small dark room used in developing photographic plates and film